English dictionary
chelicera
/k/@/'l/I/s/@/r/@/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One of the anterior pair of mouth organs, terminated by a pincherlike claw, in scorpions and allied Arachnida. They are homologous with the falcers of spiders, and probably with the mandibles of insects.
Source: webster1913